Barrington High School boys’ cross country team undefeated in dual meets
The Barrington High School boys’ cross country team will meet LaSalle Tuesday afternoon at Colt State Park in what the squad’s coach and co-captains recently described as one of the season’s biggest meet thus far. Both teams will enter the race with a 7-0 dual meet record in the state’s Metro Division. Senior co-captain Tom [...]
Read More →Barrington High School homecoming parade rolls on
It was a cool, grey afternoon at Victory Field on Saturday and while dull skies may have diminished the event’s turnout, a few dozen Barrington High School students weren’t deterred from using the annual homecoming parade as a showcase for their school spirit. The parade featured a number of floats put together in representation of [...]
Read More →Barrington beats East Providence 35-15
The Barrington High School football team handed East Providence a 35-15 loss Saturday afternoon as the locals enjoyed homecoming weekend with a victory. The Eagles’ offensive effort was lead by quarterback Jacob Simons, whose potential playing time was in doubt earlier in the week after an injury at Cranston East. The senior captain, however, [...]
Read More →Ray Parent drives Ford to his biggest victory yet
Tiverton resident and Westport native Ray Parent drove his Amtrol #17 Ford Fusion race car to victory at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s Magic Mile in Loudon, NH, on Saturday, Sept. 22. “This is without a doubt our biggest career win ever to win at the ‘Magic Mile’ against the best of the best — it just [...]
Read More →State offers trail grants
The state announces the availability of $1.5 million in federal transportation funds for recreational trail projects in Rhode Island. Applications for the grants will be accepted through November 30. Local, state and non-profit agencies and Indian tribes are eligible for the matching grants, which provide 80 percent of the cost up to $100,000, for projects that [...]
Read More →In Westport: Muir String Quartet
WESTPORT — The Muir String Quartet will kick off the 16th season of Concerts at the Point, which features six chamber music presentations by world class musicians. In its 34th season, the quartet has long been acknowledged at one of the world’s most powerful and insightful ensembles and is a perennial favorite in Westport. The [...]
Read More →EPACC Pet of the Week: Isaac
EAST PROVIDENCE — Isaac is an all black neutered male domestic short hair available for adoption at East Providence Animal Control Center. He is super affectionate and very sociable. Isaac came to the facility on August 17th. He was neutered prior to coming to animal control, so his adoption fee is low. He will need [...]
Read More →GOP hosts rally for Portsmouth council incumbents
PORTSMOUTH — On Sunday October 14, volunteer supporters will sponsor a rally for the current incumbent Republican team serving on the Portsmouth Town Council. The event will be held at Scampi’s Restaurant in Island Park from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be a band as well as refreshments available. There is no cover charge. The candidates will review [...]
Read More →Monarchs, one more look in Little Compton
Little Compton photographer Geoff Dennis managed to catch another image of Monarch butterflies swarming in trees near Goosewing Beach before they set off for the south. “Nearly 50 percent of the Monarchs had departed this tree by the time this shot was taken – they were departing way too early in poor light for decent [...]
Read More →Fiddle queen in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — April Verch, the internationally renowned Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer, brings her band to Common Fence Music Saturday night. Born to traditional music in Canada’s hard-working, hard-dancing Ottawa Valley, Verch picked up on the area’s open-minded fusion of Irish, Scottish, French, German and Polish influences, sprinkled with tangy spices of American country [...]
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